gaeilge? ar mo ríomhaire??

main || tá gaeilge in ár gcroí

[wickedlittlecritta]

congrats to the irish for refusing to give the english language a name

(source: Thirty-Two Words for Field by Manchán Magan)

[gaeilgebee]

I went to college in the UK for my BA and for my final thesis I chose to write a play (English lit and drama course) but I decided to write several scenes as Gaeilge to see how they would react. Got a first on the assignment

aw nice. kudos to you

i’ve not been online much but I had to answer this bc you wrote play scenes as gaeilge in england. 

[coolhiroaki]

sick of “scottish independence” this and “irish reunification” that

theres 3 of us and 1 of england

i say we just kick the english out the uk

[systlin]

Ireland, Scotland, and Wales kick England out and join the UK as the United Celtic Nations.

[king-ghidorah]

We can do this folks we can even steal some of france

[lou-the-naga-queen]

Mate the north west is included, I’m up for that!!

[ashfae]

God I wish this were a legit option. Pretty please?

Look I’m sorry England, happy to take as many of you as will come, just can’t stand any more of Westminster or the Tories.

[complaintificate]

Alternate plan

[teacup-crow]

DERRYLONDON killed me 😂

[honey-bow]

east of not england

a northern part of ireland

[skylightdreams]

where has this been all my life??

[findinghealthyhappiness]

this is how you get tea to not be bitter. I didn’t like green tea until I learned not to brew it with boiling water.

[dan-panda]

my brother is obsessed with tea and gets really mad and lectures you if you dont brew it right … yikes

[squirrellygirlart]

[lady-feral]

I had no idea.

[transgirlpinup]

Game changer.

[cabyll-ushtey]

Here are the degrees in Celsius, for all my non US american folks!

White tea: 63°C - 70°C

Yellow tea: 70°C - 75°C

Green tea: 75°C - 80°C

Oolong tea: 80°C - 85°C

Black tea: 99.9°C

Herbal tea: 99.9°C

[the-pompous-potato-deactivated2]

In this household we say ye instead of y’all. The ultimate plural.

YE

[gaeilgebee]

and the ever ultimate for ye + are

Ye’re

[gaeilgebee]

Irish word of the hour:

Sabhsaí. Someone who works outside no matter the weather.

[gaeilgebee]

when I was like, really young, I remember screaming at my mom when she tried to teach me Irish bc everyone at school was just super fascinated because of the spelling of my name (i changed it to something more American later) and now I’m regretting it because Irish is actually beautiful and kudos to ppl like you who realize that

Aw it's a pity you changed your name, and your poor mum fjdkmfkd. It's a big journey to unlearn the stigma around Irish that the education system gives us from a young age, and the whole mentality that it's a useless language, but once you realise that Irish is a part of who we are as a nation - well, you just start to love it.

[gaeilgebee]

Do you know if any good ways for a non-Irish person to learn Irish?

Duolingo is a good place to start, but some things are wrong. In Irish I do think that if you make a few mistakes you would sound more fluent bc every native speaker always makes mistakes, even just casually. Nobody makes a big thing about little mistakes. So Domingo is generally good, despite it's mistakes. If you want to go further and if you're more serious about it, I'd suggest taking a class if you can find any even online.

[gaeilgebee]

I’m currently flopping catastrophically at leaving cert Irish and I’m hoping that by following blogs like yours and reading articles and posts as gaeilge I can find my own passion for the subject because the exam-focused teaching really doesn’t work for me. I just want to thank you for creating a space for gaeilge on the internet and hopefully helping lost causes like me

Aw go raibh maith agat anon. Tumblr is acting up for me for the last while so I haven't been online for a while, but I'm glad that you're finally breaking free from the stupid LC that makes people hate Irish. A pretty good movie that I've watched recently with a bit of casual Irish in it is Pilgrim. It's got me loving Irish even more, and is inspiring me to write fics with some Irish. It's got a good plot about Medeival Monks making a journey with a French monk, and it's even got Tom Holland.

[gaeilgebee]

an bhfuil ceád agam dul go dtí an leithreas

Tá ceád agat mvmckc. Whisper these words to any Irish person and watch the flashbacks occur in real time vmvmfm

[gaeilgebee]

tá sé níos dóchúla ná mar a cheapann tú

An freagra do mo tideil!!! Go raibh maith agat, bhí mé ag brath leis an freagra do mo cheist go lán ama ar fad fkdmfmfm

[somebogwitch]

[softwaring]

[the-golden-onion]

So I work at a library and about a month ago I helped a little old woman who is legally blind figure out how to listen to our audiobooks on her tablet. We got to chatting and I mentioned that I always listen to audiobooks while I knit, which made her very excited and she told me all about the afghans she used to make when she could still see. She was so sweet and I was so glad to be able to help her figure out a way to still enjoy books without being able to read.

Yesterday I answered the phone at work and when I said my name the woman on the other line got so excited and said “Madeline?? You’re exactly who I wanted to talk to! This is Marie Brandon, you helped me about a month ago. How late are you working today?” It was her!! And about an hour later she and her husband showed up, and she was carrying a huge stack of old knitting patterns for me, and her husband brought in a few boxes full of yarn. They couldn’t stay long but I was so touched that she remembered me, and I struggled to not just flat out start crying when she handed me the patterns. When I looked through them later I realized it was her entire personal collection from over the years, including all her personal notes and drawings and even some photographs of her finished pieces. No one in my family knits, and to have someone pass on their legacy to me like that was incredibly moving.

This isn’t what I usually post here, but with life being especially dark lately I wanted to share a moment of happiness and a reminder that a bit of kindness goes a long way ♡

[kinka-juice]

One day I will find my selkie skin, transform into a harbor seal, angrily slap my belly at the lot of you and just swim away from all the nonsense.

[hotcommunist-deactivated2019032]

last night I was denouncing some forgettable shitbag to my girlfriend and said “even the ground wouldn’t want him to rot in it” and was instantly projected into the body of a gnarled old irish woman 200 years ago, spinning thread and spitting on the ground as I bitch and look out to sea.

[cuddlingwithsatan]

When you bitch so hard you astral project intobone of your past lives

[paristexaz]

My situation at home has gotten worse. It has gotten me and my gf (now ex) to break up. My mom is threatening me (to stop being a lesbian that is) or else. Idk what she means by else but I’m scared I’m ending up homeless or assaulted. I have relatives who are violently homophobic and I don’t want to be outed to them.

I need to get out of here soon. I’ve started a savings account with my bank to get to a certain goal so i can move out.

I made a little donation thing with paypal here. Idk how it exactly works

I’m more comfortable with this paypal.

I also have ko-fi

Any little donation, doesnt matter is helpful. I have no one in my family to help me and my only ally is my 16 year old little sister. Pls help a muslim lesbian in need. Even reblogs are appreciated ❤️

[paristexaz]

Hey guys!! I need another boost!! The help is amazing and I’m forever grateful for all help I’m getting 😭❤️

[paristexaz]

I hate e begging but I’m trying to buy myself more time esp now with my dad home from the States. Please reblog and if possible donate 🙏🏽

[paristexaz]

I’m looking for a temporary place to stay but I need another boost. Just for transportation and I need to buy locks (lol)

My mom rannsacked my room again. She threw garbage and stuff on my floor that she pulled under my bed.

My room does not look like this on a normal day.

I’m not allowed to have a private life or a relationship. We havent talked for a week and at this point I’m scared to go to her without support.